Recount tomorrow for S’side primary election race

YAKIMA – Yakima County’s elections office will conduct a recount tomorrow, Tuesday, of the Sunnyside City Council District 3 primary contest that left Spencer Martin and Victor Ochoa tied at 56 votes apiece.

The mandatory manual recount will take place tomorrow at 1 p.m. after the county’s primary election results are certified at 9 a.m.

If needed, a random lot draw to determine the candidate nominated to the 2013 General Election ballot will be held following certification of the recount results.

The recount will take place in the county’s Election Processing Center, Room B-16, in the Yakima County Courthouse.